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Hearing this, Sebas Tian stood up and said, "Thank you, Lord Rody, for taking me in."
"Follow this pirate to the cabin to count the money." Rody gestured with his hand indicating his understanding, hugged Nami's slender waist, and turned to leave the ship's prison.
"Yes, Lord Rody," Sebas bowed, addressing Rody's back.
After leaving the cabin, Rody hugged Nami and sat in the ship's large chair, with Nami on his lap.
Nami looked at the human remains scattered on the floor and thought about how the Axe Pirates were killed in the same way when they encountered Rody in Watermelon Town, and how later Arlong, his crew, and the entire fleet were also killed in the same way.
Nami leaned against Rody's chest, circling her index finger on his chest, and with hope in her eyes, said,
"Rody, these pirates are doomed, but some members of the navy, except for Colonel Mouse and his accomplices, should be kind people. Could you please try not to kill those kind members of the navy when you meet them in the future?" Since Nami was raised by Bell-mère since she was a child, even though there are scum like Colonel Mouse in the navy, she believes most sailors are kind.
Hearing this, Rody, who was mentally reviewing the system notifications sent for killing Disck and his crew, looked at Nami in his arms, rested his chin on her orange hair, staring off into the distance, and thought it over carefully.
After a few seconds of silence, Rody responded, gently stroking Nami's hair with his hand.
"Okay, as long as they don't take the initiative to attack me, I won't take the initiative to kill them." Hearing these words, Nami's eyes lit up. Getting Rody to say that was already a great achievement for her. She only prayed inwardly that those marines wouldn't provoke him.
"Thank you very much, Rody." Nami rested her head on Rody's chest and enjoyed the feel of his hair.
"Lord Rody, the ship's assets have been counted," Sebas Tian reported to Rody, holding a fruit with strange patterns and a book.
After observing the fruit with strange patterns in Sebas Tian's hand, Rody signaled for Sebas Tian to continue speaking, thinking it must be a Devil Fruit.
After receiving Rody's signal, Sebas Tian said, "There are 4 million Baileys on board, of which 2,800,000 million were obtained by looting the Bruce family, and the rest were obtained by looting towns and cities. "
We also found a Devil Fruit and a book on how to use Haki in the captain's room."
"How interesting!" Rody said, raising an eyebrow in interest. "I didn't expect a small pirate ship in the East Sea to have so much treasure." The most valuable thing is the Haki training guide—what a surprise!"
Hearing this, Nami, with her eyes closed and leaning against Rody's chest, blinked and asked, "What are Devil Fruits and this so-called Haki you're talking about?"
Nami then turned her gaze to the book Sebas Tian was holding and looked at it curiously, then at the Devil Fruit he was holding.
Nami still remembered that, before Rody killed Arlong, he had said that Arlong consumed a Devil Fruit.
Facing Nami's curiosity, Rody slowly answered,
"I've heard that Devil Fruits are incarnations of the Sea Demon. If you eat one, you'll gain a special ability, but you'll be cursed by the sea and unable to swim.
Eating one grants you supernatural powers, but only the person who eats it first can obtain them. Even if you only eat a little and the second person eats the rest, it won't do any good."
Furthermore, you can only eat one Devil Fruit; if you eat a second, you will explode and die. Each Devil Fruit is worth at least one million berries on the black market, so its value is considerable.
Anyone who eats one is considered a Devil Fruit ability user. Devil Fruit abilities are divided into three categories: Logia, Zoan, and Paramecia. Logia can transform the user's body into natural elements and make them immune to any attack. Zoan can grant the user the abilities of certain animals. Paramecia can grant those who consume them certain superhuman abilities beyond human reason.
Rody explained what he knew about Devil Fruits in general terms. Of course, he decided not to mention the Mythical Zoan, as it was too cumbersome to explain. But if he remembered correctly, this type of Devil Fruit was the most powerful of all categories.
The Five Elders, the King who sits on the throne of the Void, the God Knights, Kaido, the strongest creature of Air, Sea, and Land, and Luffy.
They were all Mythical Zoan users. From this, it can be seen that the Mythical Zoan is at least the most important or powerful of all the Devil Fruits.
"What Mr. Rody said is true. As for this expertise in the application of Haki, I don't know what it is, but seeing it paired with the Devil Fruit, I thought it must be valuable, so I hurried to bring it over." Sebas Tian nodded as he showed the book.
Nami looked at Rody and said excitedly, "Rody, you can do that kind of cut, so you must be the Devil Fruit ability user you mentioned!"
"No, I haven't tried the Devil Fruit, and I'm not an expert at using it. As for cutting, Nami, there are many races in this world, even races that can use fire and lightning." Rody shook his head and stroked Nami's hair.
"Wow, it's amazing that a race that can use fire and lightning exists!" Nami exclaimed in surprise.
"As for the Haki mentioned in this Haki Application Experience, it is a power that basically only exists in the Grand Line. Haki is also divided into three categories: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.
Only by mastering Armament Haki can one be qualified to fight against Logia Devil Fruit users. Armament Haki is relatively the easiest of the three types of Haki to master. If one has sufficient physical strength, one will have the opportunity to master it in combat. Interlacing Armament Haki can strengthen the toughness of one's sword and body. The most advanced Armament Haki allows excess Haki to flow and increase the thickness of armored parts. For defense, it is invisible armor. For offense, Flowing Armament Haki can attack the enemy's interior and cause enormous damage.
(Wano Country's Ryusakura is an advanced Armament Haki technique)
Observation Haki can detect the location and number of enemies. Outside the line of sight, as well as their next move. High-level Observation Haki can even... Predict the future for a short period of time. (The network of Sky Island's heart is Observation Haki.)
Armament Haki and Observation Haki are potential powers that everyone possesses, but most can't detect them, or even if they do, they can't guide them. But Conqueror's Haki is completely different. It's a natural talent that not everyone possesses, and it can't be improved through training. It can only be controlled and strengthened through the user's will and ambition.
With that, Rody reached out and took the animal-head Devil Fruit and the Dominant Application Experience Book from Sebas Tian's hand.
After observing for a while, Rody asked while looking at Nami, who was sitting on his lap, curiously observing the Devil Fruit.
"Nami, do you want to eat a Devil Fruit?" It's obviously a Zoan-type.
Nami blinked and placed her index finger on her chin, hesitating whether to eat it or not. Seeing Nami like this, Rody added, remembering something important from the manga:
"Zoan-type Devil Fruits usually have a will of their own. If you manage to develop one to the point of awakening and the fruit doesn't fully awaken, the animal will inside them will take away their human consciousness and they'll turn into beasts. I'd better find you a natural-type one!"
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Nami paled in fear and quickly replied:
"Rody, I don't want to eat the Zoan-type Devil Fruit; it's so dangerous. It's better not to eat it. We should sell it instead." "It's worth at least 100 million Beli!" Nami looked at Rody with belly symbols flashing in her eyes.
Didn't we see a lot of Bailey on this ship? Let's stick with this Devil Fruit for now. "When we find a Devil Fruit encyclopedia, we'll be able to see which animal this animal-type Devil Fruit belongs to," Rody said, looking at the Devil Fruit curiously.
Hearing Rody's words, Nami nodded reluctantly, "Okay!"
Sensing the reluctance in Nami's voice, Rody smiled. This girl was extremely greedy.
"Sebas, take care of the bodies on this ship, collect the valuables, and also take care of the remaining pirate."
"Yes, Lord Rody," Sebas nodded after hearing Rody's order.
After giving Sebas his instructions, Rody hugged Nami and returned to his boat.
He called the Black Jade Wolf and asked it to wait for Nami's instructions, then went to the training room.
Rody sat cross-legged in the training room, reviewing his experience with the pirate ship's Haki.
Half an hour later, Rody closed the book he was holding and slowly opened his eyes.
Rody felt as if the entire world had suddenly gone silent.
To Rody, the entire world seemed like a strange black and white painting.
Rody could clearly sense the three people on the two boats. Even though he had disabled the "listening" function of his senses,
he could still hear the breathing of the people on the boat.
Half an hour passed, and Rody slowly opened his eyes. The world returned to its normal color. By that time, he had mastered Observation Haki.